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The sculpture depicts a muscular male figure in a dynamic pose, raising a weapon. The figure is minimally clothed with a cloth around the waist, highlighting the muscular anatomy. It is made of a reflective silvery metal, possibly silver, giving it a shiny appearance. The figure's hair is styled in a windblown manner, adding to the dynamic pose. It is mounted on a round, solid black base contrasting with the metallic figure. The portrayal captures intricate details in expression and form, making the figure appear animated.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
A Flagellator of Christ
Alessandro Algardi
- Date
- c. 1630s
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- overall: 23.4 x 12.4 x 7.3 cm (9 3/16 x 4 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Statuette
- Accession number
- 1991.124.1
- Credit line
- Patrons' Permanent Fund
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Baroque
- Roman
- Bolognese
- Life of Christ
- religious
- European Small Bronzes before 1900
- Flagellation
Provenance
Eugen Gutmann [1840-1925], Berlin, by 1912;[1] Gutmann heirs, Holland;[2] sold on the New York art market c. 1950.[3] (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 22 June 1989, no. 150); (Ellin Mitchell, New York); purchased 7 June 1991 by NGA. [1] _Die Kunstsammlung Eugen Gutmann_, Berlin, 1912, no. 170. [2] This object was sold in 1942 with the Gutmann collection of 225 silver, jewelry and Renaissance objects to the dealers Karl Haberstock and Julius Boehler [See papers of Haberstock Gallery, National Archives RG 260/Box 446, copies NGA curatorial records]. After the war the Gutmann heirs filed a claim for the return of the collection, which was recovered in Starnberg, Germany, and sent to the Munich Central Collecting Point. This sculpture was restituted to the Dutch government with others from the Gutmann collection on 8 July 1946. [See Dutch claim #N-3, National Archives RG 260/747; see also Munich property card #16395/33 and Dutch Receipt for Cultural Objects no. 15A, item no. 110, National Archives RG 260/288, copies NGA curatorial records.]. [3] "Gutmann Collection Here for Dispersal," _Art Digest_ 25 (November 1, 1950), p. 13.
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